To my understanding, Signal requires that you have a physical phone to use the desktop version. Is there any way to scan the QR code without a physical device? I’m trying to make an anonymous Signal account.
My idea:
1.) Set up Android VM on Linux laptop
2.) Use laptop camera to scan the QR code on my desktop
You can’t make an anonymous Signal account, it is one of the biggest red flags that Signal has. You need a phone number.
I wonder…does it need to be a real phone number, or can it be a virtual phone number that forwards?
https://www.burnerapp.com/
You just need to authenticate once, right? Then you can drop the burner number and you’re clean?
EDIT: Yup!
https://www.burnerapp.com/blog/signal-without-phone-number
this stopped me from joining and it makes me wonder why it’s so heavily endorsed in privacy circles.
Because privacy is a spectrum, and it makes a good stepping off point for the people that still use text messages and social media chat clients to stay in touch. I can’t convince half of my nerd friends to leave Discord for literally anything less shit, but I can convince even my tech-averse mother to use Signal instead of FaceTime.
I think Signal is still better that Whatsapp. But it is not the magic app that Signalbroa hype.
haven’t tried either because of my paranoia (lol) and never heard of signalroa, thanks for making me aware.
is that a thing or just a typo for signalbros?
a typo; i cruise lemmy left the left hand and work with the right hand. lol